Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune will continue to update this list.
So far this fall, at least 78 schools in Utah have had a coronavirus outbreak — and 12 others have shifted online early to avoid one.
Those 90 have all come in a span of roughly three months after most districts in the state reopened in August at the encouragement of the governor. What’s followed has been a lesson in what can happen when students return to the classroom before COVID-19 is under control.
Most of the schools with outbreaks have been high schools, with 57 total. And 23 of those have had more than one outbreak, spurring them to close and reopen and sometimes close again when they hit 15 cases, which the state recommends should trigger a two-week shift to online instruction.
Take a look at the list that The Salt Lake Tribune has compiled. And let us know if your school is missing by emailing ctanner@sltrib.com.
SALT LAKE COUNTY
Canyons School District
Corner Canyon High: Initially moved to a hybrid schedule on Sept. 11. But after cases continued to climb, it moved to all online, starting Sept. 21 for about three weeks. After returning in person, it closed again on Nov. 16 for two weeks of online learning.
Alta High: Closed Sept. 22 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person briefly, it closed again on Nov. 13 for another two weeks of online learning.
Brighton High: Closed Sept. 22 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person, it closed again on Nov. 18 for two weeks of online learning.
Draper Park Middle: Closed Sept. 28 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Indian Hills Middle: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Jordan High: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Hillcrest High: Closed Nov. 23 for two weeks of online learning.
Granite School District
Granger High: Closed Sept. 23 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person briefly, it closed again in early November after hitting the threshold a second time and scheduled another two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Olympus High: Closed Sept. 23 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person briefly, it closed again on Oct. 28 after hitting the threshold a second time and scheduled another two weeks of online learning. It closed again on Nov. 23 after a third outbreak.
Cottonwood High: Closed Oct. 14 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person briefly, it closed again on Nov. 13 for another two weeks of online learning.
Hunter High: Closed Oct. 19 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Kearns High: Closed Oct. 19 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Taylorsville High: Closed Oct. 28 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Cyprus High: Closed Nov. 5 for two weeks of online learning.
Skyline High: Closed Nov. 6 for two weeks of online learning.
Jordan School District
Riverton High: Closed for two days for cleaning and returned, like normal, on Sept. 21. It hit the threshold for cases again on Oct. 15, but only closed for the regularly scheduled week of fall Break. It hit the threshold a third time and closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Copper Hills High: Closed for one day for cleaning and returned, like normal, on Sept. 23. It hit the threshold for cases again on Oct. 15, but only closed for the regularly scheduled week of fall break. On Nov. 4, the school crossed the threshold a third time and moved online for more than three weeks through Thanksgiving.
West Jordan High: Closed Oct. 1 for two weeks of online learning. After returning briefly in person, it had a second outbreak and closed Nov. 12 for two more weeks of online learning.
Mountain Ridge High: Closed Oct. 1 for two weeks of online learning. After returning briefly in person, it had a second outbreak and closed Nov. 12 for two more weeks of online learning.
Bingham High: Closed for two days for cleaning and returned, like normal, on Oct. 5. It then closed a second time, on Oct. 27 for three days of online learning after the regularly scheduled fall break. It hit the threshold a third time and closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Herriman High: Hit 15 cases on Oct. 15, but didn’t cross the district’s higher 1% threshold and no action was taken. It hit the threshold again and closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Copper Mountain Middle: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning before hitting 15 cases. During that time off, though, it crossed the threshold.
Elk Ridge Middle: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Fort Herriman Middle: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning before hitting 15 cases. During that time off, though, it crossed the threshold.
Hidden Valley Middle*: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Mountain Creek Middle*: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
South Jordan Middle: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Sunset Ridge Middle: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
West Hills Middle*: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
West Jordan Middle*: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Joel P. Jensen Middle*: Closed Nov. 20 for two weeks of online learning.
Oquirrh Hills Middle: Closed Nov. 20 for two weeks of online learning before hitting 15 cases. During that time off, though, it crossed the threshold.
Butterfield Canyon Elementary: Closed Nov. 20 for two weeks of online learning. It was at 14 cases when it closed, but reached the 15-person threshold the following day.
Foothills Elementary*: Closed Nov. 20 for two weeks of online learning.
Westvale Elementary*: Closed Nov. 20 for two days of online learning before the regularly scheduled Thanksgiving break.
Blackridge Elementary: Hit the 15-case threshold on Nov. 24, but no action was taken.
*Six of the closed middle schools did not hit the 15-case threshold, but the district said too many students and teachers were out on quarantine to continue with face-to-face learning.
Murray School District
Murray High: Closed Oct. 5 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Charters
American Preparatory Academy, Draper 1 campus: Closed Sept. 1 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Providence Hall High: Closed Oct. 1 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person, it closed again on Nov. 23 for two weeks of online learning.
Providence Hall Junior High: Closed Nov. 23 for two weeks of online learning.
Private
Juan Diego High: Closed Oct. 22 for 10 days of online learning before hitting 15 cases. During that time off, though, it crossed the threshold. It has since returned in person.
Intermountain Christian High: Closed Nov. 2 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
UTAH COUNTY
Alpine School District
Timpanogos High: Moved to a hybrid learning schedule on Sept. 22 for two weeks. It hit the 15-case threshold again in November, but it did not go above the district’s higher 1% threshold and no action was taken.
American Fork High: Moved to a hybrid learning schedule on Sept. 28 for two weeks. It hit the 15-case threshold again in November, and was again moved to a hybrid schedule.
Lone Peak High: Moved to a hybrid learning schedule on Sept. 28 for two weeks. It hit the 15 case-threshold again in November, and was again moved to a hybrid schedule.
Orem High: Moved to a hybrid learning schedule on Sept. 28 for two weeks. It has since returned in person.
Skyridge High: Moved to a hybrid learning schedule on Nov. 12 for two weeks.
Cedar Valley High: It hit the 15-case threshold in November, but didn’t cross the district’s higher 1% threshold and no action was taken.
Pleasant Grove High*: It did not surpass 15 active cases, but it also moved to a temporary hybrid model on Sept. 3 for two weeks as a precaution. It has since returned in person.
Lehi High: It hit the 15-case threshold in November, but it did not go above the district’s higher 1% threshold and no action was taken.
Lehi Junior High: It hit the 15-case threshold in November, but it did not go above the district’s higher 1% threshold and no action was taken.
Provo School District
Timpview High: Moved to a hybrid learning schedule on Nov. 11 for two weeks.
Nebo School District
Maple Mountain High: Moved to a hybrid learning schedule on Nov. 13 for two weeks.
Salem Hills High: Moved to a hybrid learning schedule on Nov. 13 for two weeks.
Springville High: Moved to a hybrid learning schedule on Nov. 13 for two weeks.
WEBER COUNTY
Weber School District
Roy High: Closed Oct. 14 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person briefly, it closed again on Nov. 23 for another two weeks of online learning.
Bonneville High: Closed Oct. 29 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person. After returning in person, it closed again on Dec. 8 for another two weeks online learning.
Weber High: Closed Nov. 5 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Snowcrest Junior High: Closed Nov. 10 for two weeks of online learning. It had not reached the 15-person threshold, but the district said too many students and teachers were out on quarantine to continue with face-to-face learning.
Orion Junior High: Closed Nov. 13 for two weeks of online learning.
Fremont High: Closed Nov. 19 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person, it closed again in December for another two weeks online learning.
Ogden School District
Ben Lomond High: Closed Nov. 2 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Mount Ogden Junior High: Closed Nov. 4 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Ogden High: Closed Nov. 9 for two weeks of online learning.
DAVIS COUNTY
Davis County School District
Farmington High: Closed Oct. 21 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person briefly, it closed again on Nov. 16 for another two weeks of online learning.
Northridge High: Closed Nov. 4 for two weeks of online learning.
Syracuse High: Closed Nov. 5 for two weeks of online learning. It hit the threshold again on Dec. 4 and piloted a new “test to stay” program; that didn’t work, though, and it moved to online learning for another two weeks.
Davis High: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Layton High: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Woods Cross High: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Shoreline Junior High: Closed Nov. 12 for two weeks of online learning.
Bountiful High: Closed Nov. 13 for two weeks of online learning.
Viewmont High: Closed Nov. 13 for two weeks of online learning.
Legacy Junior High: Closed Nov. 17 for two weeks of online learning.
Syracuse Junior High: Closed Nov. 17 for two weeks of online learning.
Clearfield High: Closed Nov. 20 for two weeks of online learning.
Farmington Junior High: Closed Nov. 20 for two weeks of online learning.
Bluff Ridge Elementary: Closed Dec. 3 for two weeks of online learning.
West Point Elementary: Closed Dec. 3 for two weeks of online learning.
TOOELE COUNTY
Tooele County School District
Tooele High: Closed Oct. 9 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person briefly, it closed again on Nov. 17 for another two weeks of online learning.
Stansbury High: Closed Nov. 9 for two weeks of online learning.
WASATCH COUNTY
Wasatch County School District
Wasatch High: Closed Oct. 9 for two weeks of online learning. After returning in person briefly, it closed again on Nov. 17.
SUMMIT COUNTY
North Summit School District
North Summit High: Closed Nov. 17 for two weeks of online learning.
MORGAN COUNTY
Morgan School District
Morgan High School: Closed Nov. 18 for two weeks of online learning.
PIUTE COUNTY
Piute County School District*
Oscarson Elementary: Closed Oct. 5 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Circleville Elementary: Closed Oct. 5 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
Piute High: Closed Oct. 5 for two weeks of online learning. It has since returned in person.
*None of the three schools reached the 15-person threshold, but the district said too many students and teachers were out on quarantine to continue with face-to-face learning.
UINTAH COUNTY
Uintah School District
Uintah High: Crossed the 15 case threshold in October but has not closed.
BOX ELDER COUNTY
Box Elder School District
Box Elder High: Closed Nov. 13 for two weeks of online learning.
CACHE COUNTY
Cache County School District
Ridgeline High: Closed Nov. 23 for two weeks of online learning.
